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V29 2026 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 29, Number 40, 2026, Article 2

Alan Workman has a numismatic literature sale closing November 1, 2026. Here's the announcement. -Editor

A Collection of Numismatic and Treasure Books, Auction Catalogs and Magazines

Workman's Books is pleased to present its ninth sale, featuring a substantial and carefully curated selection of literary material and related media focused on Spanish and Spanish American, Mexican, United States, Canadian, British, Ancient, and World numismatics, as well as banks and banking history, diving, undersea exploration and salvage, buried and sunken treasure, metal detecting, treasure hunting, underwater archaeology, privateers, buccaneers and piracy. The auction includes a number of rare and desirable works bearing author signatures or inscriptions, with notable names such as David Q Bowers, Capt. Michael Hatcher, Robert Marx, Roland Morris, Russell Rulau, Edward Rowe Snow and David Stick represented. This single-session sale will begin closing at 10:00 AM EST on November 1, 2026, and will offer 850 lots, including rare, vintage, and out-of-print books, post-auction sale catalogs, magazines and journals, postcards, and vintage media formats such as VHS tapes and DVDs.

This bid sale is being held through the online venue iCollector, and all registrations, approvals, and bids will be handled there. For this bid sale the lots will be closing on a timed interval with extensions of 1 minute for any bids placed within 1 minute of closing. If you already have an iCollector account, you still must "GET APPROVED" to bid for each sale by entering and confirming your information for this bid sale, like reviewing your shipping information and choosing your preferred way of payment. Remember, tie bids go to the earliest bidders, so don't wait for the lots to close to bid on anything for which you have a strict number in mind.

Now is the perfect time to register for the bid sale, as any registration issues can certainly be accommodated more easily in advance. Do not wait to register the last day. Registration and bidding online are always FREE (no extra fees or percentages for bidding online). Once you are registered and automatically approved, first be sure to bookmark the items that interest you.

Lot 67: Borrell Bentz, Pedro Jose. HISTORIA Y RESCATE DEL GALEON NUESTRA SENORA DE LA CONCEPCION. Museo de las Casas Reales: Comision de Rescate Arqueoloogico Submarino, Grupo de Investigaciones Submarinas, Santo Domingo. 1983. Oblong 8vo. (2), 122, (2) pages. original pictorial card covers. First Edition. Maps. Color photos. B&w illustrations, photos. Spanish text. Ex Dick Holt Library. minor shelf wear, rubbing, wear along the spine, Very Good. This book is a historical and archaeological text that details the 1641 tragic sinking and subsequent late 20th-century recovery of the Spanish treasure galleon "Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion" on the Silver Bank north of Hispaniola. Author Pedro J. Borrell B. chronicles both the primary maritime history of the vessel and the precise modern underwater excavations led by the Dominican Republic's salvage and research teams, capturing the historic preservation of its substantial recovered artifacts, coins, and silver splendor through unique archival text and underwater photography. Lot weight: 0 lbs 8oz. Subject(s): Underwater Archaeology, Shipwrecks.

Lot 82: Breen, Walter. WALTER BREEN'S COMPLETE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF U.S. AND COLONIAL COINS. FCI Press, Inc/Doubleday, New York. 1988. 4to. xiv, 754 pages. original black cloth, gilt, jacket. Tables. Glossary. Bibliography. b&w coin photos throughout. English text. Fine. Drawing on a lifetime of research, America's top coin historian presents the most comprehensive guide to U.S. coins ever published. It covers every conceivable aspect of American numismatics. The definitive numismatic reference book for the advanced collector, with over 4,000 illustrations. Lot weight: 5 lbs 0oz. Subject(s): United States Coinage.

Lot 99: Buxton, Henry. ASSIGNMENT DOWN EAST. Stephen Daye Press, Brattleboro. 1938. 12mo. 294, (2) pages. original red cloth, lettered in black. Third Edition. Illustrated endpages. B&w photos. B&w photo laid in. Pasted firmly to the final rear free endpaper is an exceptional, unrecorded piece of New England folklore history: an original envelope typed and signed by Altea E. Austin, daughter of the builder of the famous "Cuniculocus Castle" in North Hancock, Maine. English text. Ex Edward Rowe Snow Library; Ex Dick Holt Library. noticeable rubbing, slight fraying, and sun-fading, Good to Very Good. This book is a comprehensive collection of oral histories, biographies, and folklore that captures the spirit and daily lives of everyday people in Maine during the early 20th century. Compiled by journalist Henry Buxton from his popular newspaper columns, the book details the grit, humor, and unique traditions of coastal and rural Mainers, ranging from sea captains and fishermen to woodsmen and pioneer families. Enhanced by documentary photographs and artwork by Andrew Wyeth, it serves as a vivid historical portrait of Maine's cultural heritage.

Lot 118: Cayon, Adolfo & Clemente Cayon & Juan Cayon. LAS MONEDAS ESPANOLAS DEL TREMIS AL EURO DEL 411 A NUESTROS DIAS. VOLUMES I & II. Cayon-Jano S.L., Madrid. 2005. 8vo. 1148, (2); (16), 317, (3) pages. original pictorial boards. 13th edition. b&w coin photos throughout. Spanish text. edge of volume I spine has some cracking, else Fine. This book is an illustrated catalog and price guide to the coins of Spain and its colonies for the period 411 through 2005 covering the Visigoth period through the reign of Juan Carlos I. The book is organized by denomination then by date and then by mint. Each date/mint has a type number and prices in euros in VF grade. Each denomination type has an obverse and reverse coin photo where possible. Lot weight: 7 lbs 6oz. Subject(s): Spanish, Spanish American Coinage.

Lot 124: Christie, Manson & Woods International, Inc. THE RESEARCH COIN COLLECTION. Christie, Manson & Woods International, Inc., New York. 1988. 4to. 48, [4] pages. original gray textured card covers, comb binding. First Edition. 16 B&w coin plates. English text. Fine. This auction catalog describes the 237 silver cobs in the 'Atocha' research collection, including some of the best and rarest coins salvaged. Each coin is illustrated. Lot weight: 0 lbs 11oz. Subject(s): Spanish American Coinage, Sunken Treasure.

Lot 156: Craig, Alan K. SPANISH COLONIAL GOLD COINS IN THE FLORIDA COLLECTION. The University of Florida Press, Gainesville. 2000. 4to. xiv, [2], 94, [2] pages. original dark tan cloth over ochre boards, gilt, jacket. Inscribed by the author. Map. Tables. Appendices. Notes. Bibliography. 16 color coin plates. B&w photos and line illustrations. English text. Ex Charlie Adams Library. Fine. This is a catalog of the gold cobs in the State of Florida Collection that were recovered from the 1715 Spanish Plate Fleet wrecks and handed over to the state as part of their division from the salvors. A history of the salvage operations, the minting processes, the mints, and the coins are covered in this work. Lot weight: 1 lbs 2oz. Subject(s): Spanish American Coinage.

Lot 185: Driscoll, Charles B. DRISCOLL'S BOOK OF PIRATES. David McKay Company, Philadelphia. 1934. 8vo. 124, (4) pages. original red cloth, lettered in black, color illustrated front cover plate. First Edition. Comic illustrations by Montfort Amory. English text. Ex Dick Holt Library. eight of the comic cells have been colored post-printing, heavy bumping and fraying at the cloth corners, rubbing, shelf wear, and minor fraying along the spine and edges, Good. This book is a pioneering proto-graphic novel that chronicles the real-life historical adventures of notorious buccaneers, most notably Captain Blackbeard. Originally derived from a short-lived 1930s syndicated newspaper comic strip titled "Pieces of Eight", the narrative is uniquely presented in a hybrid comic-strip format. Every page features detailed illustrations by Montfort Amory and dialogue balloons paired with a historical text narrative running directly beneath each panel. Lot weight: 0 lbs 12oz. Subject(s): Pirates, Fiction.

Lot 731: Castells & Castells. NUESTRA SENORA DE LA LUZ. November 6, 1997. 4to. 1-204 Lots. original pictorial card covers. Public Auction Sale. Montevideo. Sale No. 84. 48 pages. color and b&w coin and antiquities photos. Spanish text. Fine. This post auction sale catalog documents 54 lots of gold cobs and portrait coins, 24 lots of silver cobs, 4 lots of pillar dollars, 92 lots of artifacts, and one cannon salvaged from the "Nuestra Senora de la Luz", which sank in 1752 near Montevideo, Uruguay. A very scarce sale. Lot weight: 0 lbs 8oz. Subject(s): Spanish American Coinage, Antiquities.

Lot 758: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc. TREASURE OF THE SPANISH MAIN. February 4, 1967. 8vo. 1-667 Lots. Original blue printed card covers. Public Auction Sale. New York. Frontispiece, color plate. 97, (3) Pages. 1 color antiquities plate. 45 b&w coin and antiquities plates. English text. Ex Louis B. Akers Library. sun-fading, original owner's red pencil/pen marks, Good to Very Good. This auction sale catalog includes numismatic material from Latin America from the wrecks of the 1715 Fleet. Included in the sale are 241 lots of gold and silver cobs, 5 lots of gold and silver ingots, 10 lots of ceramics, 8 lots of jewelry (including the Captain-General's Chain and Badge of Office from the 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet), and 42 lots of artifacts that were recovered by the Real Eight Corporation from the 1715 Fleet off the east coast of Florida. This was one of the early 1715 Fleet auctions and includes photos of most of the items offered. Lot weight: 0 lbs 11oz. Subject(s): Spanish American Coinage, Antiquities.

Lot 795: Raymond, Wayte. THE COIN COLLECTOR'S JOURNAL. ISSUES 1 TO 160. 1934-1958. 1934-1958. The Coin Collectors Journal. New Series. April 1934, Vol. 1 No. 1, to 1958, Number 160. Volumes 1-21, complete as published in 160 issues [two different issues numbered 116 were published; number 140 was never issued]. New York: Edited by Wayte Raymond, 1934-1958. 3,894 pages, well illustrated. ex Kolbe unknown sale lot 1748. ex Money Tree Sale No. 22 lot 252. A complete set in the original printed paper or card covers. generally all Fine. An indispensable source of useful information covering the entire range of numismatics, from ancient coins to then-current United States and foreign issues, and its numerous monographs often provide useful information found nowhere else. Starting with Volume 19 (No. 142), the remaining issues each comprises a stand-alone monograph. A fine set. Lot weight: 18 lbs 4oz. Subject(s): Ancient, United States, World Coinage, Paper Money, Medals.